After her promotion to CEO of Troy-based Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC, Becky McLaughlan's first hire was veteran health insurance executive Denise Christy as vice president of sales and marketing.

Christy was president of Humana Michigan and Indiana 2003-12, and more recently founder and CEO of iSelect Custom Benefits Store. Christy said iSelect is transitioning to its vendor partners and she will have no further ownership of it.

McLaughlan said she created Christy's position to help further grow the 20-year-old company with 102 employees and 236 clients.

"The Marsh & McLennan team is both customer-centric and forward-thinking in their approach to group benefits," Christy said in a statement. "I look forward to helping the team continue to grow and partner with Michigan employers to meet their goals.

McLaughlan joined Marsh, the former McGraw Wentworth Inc., 17 years ago and has held multiple positions in the firm. She succeeds Tom McGraw, co-founder of McGraw Wentworth, who left to pursue real estate ventures and startup companies in Detroit.